The next morning I released my two captives from their ropes and then dumped a couple of pails of water over them to stimulate them a bit. Then I gave...them a touch of the whip again to get their blood flow going and focus their awareness. When I thought I had their complete attention, I laid down my ultimatum."I will just say this once and there will be no debate or negotiation. Both of you have done dreadful and horrific things that just saying 'I'm sorry' or 'Oppsie, poor judgment' won't. I assumed at this point they had stayed aboard in the spare cabins. Both looked at me and stared at my less than fully dressed appearance.Katherine was the first to speak. "Wow, Anna was right. You are a strapping lad, aren't you?" Mmph?"Sam spoke up. "It's no use talking to him. He needs breakfast and coffee before he approaches being fit for human interaction. He is not a morning person." Mmrbl." Cereal, juice, and coffee coming right up." Mnkfu, mm." You're welcome, Sweetheart."Katherine and. " Now I was feeling reallydepressed. I'd given Hayley what she wanted at some considerablecost to my self-respect, and I was losing her respect anyway."Is that your problem?" she asked. "Vanity? You don't think Markwill admire you as much as I do? Well, let me assure you that Markwill think no less of you. He has no reason to think any the lessof you! But there's this other thing I find shocking! Do youreally care more what a man thinks about your masculinity, or yoursupposed lack of. In life it earned her a neat, sharp smack, but here she repeats it more than two dozen times before she has fully atoned. It takes time because the sin is too easy to forgive. At the end of each replay she tried to force remorse, but it was tainted with a wave of self-pity for the c***d – too young to understand the difference between right and wrong.When she finally, fully regretted it, she understood what this place was for. Not waiting, but learning. Using your own mistakes as tools to shape.